Singular and plural nouns worksheet for grammar practice.
Worksheet titled "Singular & Plural Nouns" with a list of 36 singular nouns to convert to plural form, including words like planet, disc, and book.
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Let's solve this worksheet step by step. The task is to convert each singular noun into its plural form.
We'll go through the list, applying standard English pluralization rules:
1. Most nouns: Add -s
→ *book → books*
2. Nouns ending in -s, -sh, -ch, -x, -z: Add -es
→ *brush → brushes*, *box → boxes*
3. Nouns ending in -y (preceded by consonant): Change -y → -ies
→ *city → cities*, *baby → babies*
But if preceded by a vowel, just add -s
→ *day → days*
4. Nouns ending in -f or -fe: Often change -f → -ves
→ *leaf → leaves*, *knife → knives*
5. Irregular plurals: Some words have unique forms
→ *child → children*, *man → men*, *mouse → mice*
6. Some words are the same in singular and plural:
→ *sheep → sheep*, *deer → deer*
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Now let’s apply these rules to each word:
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(1) planet → planets
(Add -s)
(2) disc → discs
(Add -s)
(3) keyboard → keyboards
(Add -s)
(4) glass → glasses
(Ends in -ss → add -es? Actually, "glass" becomes "glasses" — yes, add -es for pronunciation clarity, but common usage is "glasses")
✔ glasses
(5) song → songs
(Add -s)
(6) beach → beaches
(Ends in -ch → add -es)
(7) connection → connections
(Add -s)
(8) book → books
(Add -s)
(9) bush → bushes
(Ends in -sh → add -es)
(10) dinner → dinners
(Add -s)
(11) panel → panels
(Add -s)
(12) apostrophe → apostrophes
(Ends in -e → add -s)
(13) kiss → kisses
(Ends in -s → add -es)
(14) cabinet → cabinets
(Add -s)
(15) charm → charms
(Add -s)
(16) window → windows
(Add -s)
(17) girl → girls
(Add -s)
(18) professional → professionals
(Add -s)
(19) icon → icons
(Add -s)
(20) staple → staples
(Add -s)
(21) airplane → airplanes
(Add -s)
(22) mouth → mouths
(Add -s)
(23) church → churches
(Ends in -ch → add -es)
(24) witch → witches
(Ends in -ch → add -es)
(25) building → buildings
(Add -s)
(26) file → files
(Add -s)
(27) hex → hexes
(Ends in -x → add -es)
(28) elephant → elephants
(Add -s)
(29) computer → computers
(Add -s)
(30) jackhammer → jackhammers
(Add -s)
(31) dish → dishes
(Ends in -sh → add -es)
(32) club → clubs
(Add -s)
(33) word → words
(Add -s)
(34) horse → horses
(Ends in -se → add -s, but note: "horse" is regular → horses)
(35) whiteboard → whiteboards
(Add -s)
(36) nose → noses
(Ends in -e → add -s, but "nose" ends in -s sound, so add -s → noses)
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| # | Singular | Plural |
|---|--------|--------|
| 1 | planet | planets |
| 2 | disc | discs |
| 3 | keyboard | keyboards |
| 4 | glass | glasses |
| 5 | song | songs |
| 6 | beach | beaches |
| 7 | connection | connections |
| 8 | book | books |
| 9 | bush | bushes |
|10 | dinner | dinners |
|11 | panel | panels |
|12 | apostrophe | apostrophes |
|13 | kiss | kisses |
|14 | cabinet | cabinets |
|15 | charm | charms |
|16 | window | windows |
|17 | girl | girls |
|18 | professional | professionals |
|19 | icon | icons |
|20 | staple | staples |
|21 | airplane | airplanes |
|22 | mouth | mouths |
|23 | church | churches |
|24 | witch | witches |
|25 | building | buildings |
|26 | file | files |
|27 | hex | hexes |
|28 | elephant | elephants |
|29 | computer | computers |
|30 | jackhammer | jackhammers |
|31 | dish | dishes |
|32 | club | clubs |
|33 | word | words |
|34 | horse | horses |
|35 | whiteboard | whiteboards |
|36 | nose | noses |
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✔ All answers follow standard English pluralization rules. No irregular forms here.
Let me know if you'd like this formatted as a printable answer sheet!
We'll go through the list, applying standard English pluralization rules:
General Rules for Plural Nouns:
1. Most nouns: Add -s
→ *book → books*
2. Nouns ending in -s, -sh, -ch, -x, -z: Add -es
→ *brush → brushes*, *box → boxes*
3. Nouns ending in -y (preceded by consonant): Change -y → -ies
→ *city → cities*, *baby → babies*
But if preceded by a vowel, just add -s
→ *day → days*
4. Nouns ending in -f or -fe: Often change -f → -ves
→ *leaf → leaves*, *knife → knives*
5. Irregular plurals: Some words have unique forms
→ *child → children*, *man → men*, *mouse → mice*
6. Some words are the same in singular and plural:
→ *sheep → sheep*, *deer → deer*
---
Now let’s apply these rules to each word:
---
(1) planet → planets
(Add -s)
(2) disc → discs
(Add -s)
(3) keyboard → keyboards
(Add -s)
(4) glass → glasses
(Ends in -ss → add -es? Actually, "glass" becomes "glasses" — yes, add -es for pronunciation clarity, but common usage is "glasses")
✔ glasses
(5) song → songs
(Add -s)
(6) beach → beaches
(Ends in -ch → add -es)
(7) connection → connections
(Add -s)
(8) book → books
(Add -s)
(9) bush → bushes
(Ends in -sh → add -es)
(10) dinner → dinners
(Add -s)
(11) panel → panels
(Add -s)
(12) apostrophe → apostrophes
(Ends in -e → add -s)
(13) kiss → kisses
(Ends in -s → add -es)
(14) cabinet → cabinets
(Add -s)
(15) charm → charms
(Add -s)
(16) window → windows
(Add -s)
(17) girl → girls
(Add -s)
(18) professional → professionals
(Add -s)
(19) icon → icons
(Add -s)
(20) staple → staples
(Add -s)
(21) airplane → airplanes
(Add -s)
(22) mouth → mouths
(Add -s)
(23) church → churches
(Ends in -ch → add -es)
(24) witch → witches
(Ends in -ch → add -es)
(25) building → buildings
(Add -s)
(26) file → files
(Add -s)
(27) hex → hexes
(Ends in -x → add -es)
(28) elephant → elephants
(Add -s)
(29) computer → computers
(Add -s)
(30) jackhammer → jackhammers
(Add -s)
(31) dish → dishes
(Ends in -sh → add -es)
(32) club → clubs
(Add -s)
(33) word → words
(Add -s)
(34) horse → horses
(Ends in -se → add -s, but note: "horse" is regular → horses)
(35) whiteboard → whiteboards
(Add -s)
(36) nose → noses
(Ends in -e → add -s, but "nose" ends in -s sound, so add -s → noses)
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Final Answer Key:
| # | Singular | Plural |
|---|--------|--------|
| 1 | planet | planets |
| 2 | disc | discs |
| 3 | keyboard | keyboards |
| 4 | glass | glasses |
| 5 | song | songs |
| 6 | beach | beaches |
| 7 | connection | connections |
| 8 | book | books |
| 9 | bush | bushes |
|10 | dinner | dinners |
|11 | panel | panels |
|12 | apostrophe | apostrophes |
|13 | kiss | kisses |
|14 | cabinet | cabinets |
|15 | charm | charms |
|16 | window | windows |
|17 | girl | girls |
|18 | professional | professionals |
|19 | icon | icons |
|20 | staple | staples |
|21 | airplane | airplanes |
|22 | mouth | mouths |
|23 | church | churches |
|24 | witch | witches |
|25 | building | buildings |
|26 | file | files |
|27 | hex | hexes |
|28 | elephant | elephants |
|29 | computer | computers |
|30 | jackhammer | jackhammers |
|31 | dish | dishes |
|32 | club | clubs |
|33 | word | words |
|34 | horse | horses |
|35 | whiteboard | whiteboards |
|36 | nose | noses |
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✔ All answers follow standard English pluralization rules. No irregular forms here.
Let me know if you'd like this formatted as a printable answer sheet!
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